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Frederick Hart
Frederick Hart Illuminata III 7k retail Signed Limited Edition Large 1999 w/COA
1999

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Artist: Frederick Hart Medium: Sculpture Lucite Title: Illuminated III Dimensions: 16.5" x 9" Year: 1999 Edition: of 850 Condition: Museum quality condition with a few scuff on the bottom Signed: Engraved Signature includes custom lighted stand! Maintaining intensely representational practice throughout the height of abstract and conceptual art, Frederick Hart created sculptures that were at once traditional in their loyalty to the human figure, radical in its sensuality, and innovative in the materials. Having a desire to delve into the nature of being and non-being, the artist decided to master the medium of clear acrylic resin, also known as Lucite. After years of experimentation and determination, he became the first sculptor to cast figurative work in the material. “The clear acrylic figures emerge and disappear, literally creating a spiritual relationship between light and form, and a sense of mystery around being and non-being. It’s beautiful, poetic variation on the creation theme,” the artist once explained. Ethereal and delicate, the work on offer is part of the Illuminata Trilogy created in 1999. The sculpture is created through a process of embedment, a technique Hart pioneered, which involved casting one acrylic work within another. Defined purely by light, the sculpture capitalizes on the very warm, flowing qualities of the material. In its translucency, the work is suggestive of dreams, memories, and visions. The ghostly appearance of the work is highlighted by the accompanying lighted pedestal stand. This work of great beauty and gravitas is a testament to the spiritual iconography that shaped his vision. *** The piece comes in professional, safe packaging. Certificate of Authenticity included. Free shipping. Collect art in a smart way! Select our Best Offer option to propose a price. The first bidder to meet the bottom line price wins. *** About Frederick Hart As one of America’s greatest representational artists, Frederick Hart left a lasting and unique mark in the world of modern sculpture. Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1943, he studied at the University of South Carolina and after protesting alongside black students during the Civil rights movement, he moved to Washington D.C. to continue his studies at the Corcoran School of Art. Fascinated with the human figure and the classical approach, he started developing his career in 1966 as a stone carver apprentice at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. Leaving the Cathedral in 1971, Hart started his own studio practice but had little success in the first years. In 1974, he was awarded the project by the Cathedral to create a contemporary interpretation of The Creation, an event that would change his life. Soon, Hart’s career took a turn for the better and in the upcoming decades, he rose to national prominence, becoming a government art advisor in 1985 and receiving the prestigious Henry Hering Award from the National Sculpture Society in 1987. Best known for his architectural public sculpture work, Frederick Hart remained loyal to the figurative art, speaking very critically of abstract and similar art movements. He was the voice of moral responsibility among artists and the propagator of the classical aesthetic notions in art, representing the group of like-minded artists called “The Centerists”. "My work isn't art for art's sake, it's about life. I have no patience with obscure or unintelligible art - I want to be understood," he used to say, alluding to the higher aspirations and clear message his art delivered. Frederick Hart’s works are celebrated for their beauty and flawless execution, always in movement, layered with emotion, often depicting a form of religious trance or heightened state of awareness. With strong religious undertones, they can be seen as universal allegories, so rare, yet necessary in contemporary life and art. Despite his traditional views on the artistic substance, Hart was a pioneer in the use of transparent acrylic resin in the creation of figurative sculptures. He patented a process of embedding one sculpture inside another, an innovative method that was not characteristic for religious (or other) sculpture until that time. Hart died on August 13, 1999, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Creator:
Frederick Hart (1943 - 1999, American)
Creation Year:
1999
Dimensions:
Height: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
Medium:
Lucite
Movement & Style:
Modern
Period:
1990-1999
Condition:
Museum quality condition.
Gallery Location:
Minneapolis, MN
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU109813759661

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